University of Wisconsin-River Falls Student Population

How many students at UW - River Falls?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Wisconsin-River Falls has a total enrollment of 5,243 students, including 4,880 undergraduate and 363 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,952 male students (37.2%) and 3,291 female students (62.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,489 White students (85.6%) and 249 Hispanic students (4.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 4,880 undergraduate students (93.1%) and 363 graduate students (6.9%).
• Class Delivery: 344 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,784 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 4,908 - UW - River Falls's body is relatively large.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,952 male (37.23%) and 3,291 female (62.77%) students are attending University of Wisconsin-River Falls. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 59.31.

By class level, 4,880 (93.08%) are undergraduate students and 363 (6.92%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 37.93% are male and 62.07% are female, while among graduate students, 27.82% are male and 72.18% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,489 White, 103 Black, and 134 Asian students out of a total of 5,243 are attending at University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Wisconsin-River Falls is not very diverse with a diversity index of 26.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UW - River Falls has 536 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 4,753 students under 25 years old, and 490 students over 25 years old out of 5,243 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 536 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. UW - River Falls has 4,645 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 235 students aged 25 and over.

It has 108 graduate students aged under 25 and 255 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 344 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,784 students are enrolled in some online courses.

203 students who live in Wisconsin or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 141 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,880 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 214 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.39%.203 students have transferred in as full-time status and 11 students transferred in as part-time status.